SB 301

Veterans' Discounts Act

Sponsor: Bryan W. Simonaire (District 31)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and OfficialsStatus: Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing certain governmental entities to waive certain fees imposed by statute for veterans; and requiring certain governmental entities to adopt regulations before waiving certain fees imposed by statute for veterans.

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Testimony (20)

MGA witness list

FAV 19FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendments

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Zarnecki, Larry	AARP Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Zarzecki, Larry	AARP Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Price, Suzanne	Concerned Citizen	Position only
FAV	Cross, Dr Cashenna A	Councilwoman At-Large, Glenarden	Oral
FAV	Rothstein, Ed	DVMF	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Murphy, Morgan	MD Dept of Veterans Affairs	Written (PDF)
FAV	Murphy, Morgan	MD Dept of Veterans Affairs	Written (PDF)
FAV	Maryland, Veterans Caucus	MGA Veterans Caucus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dragics, DAVIDlobbyist	Maryland Military Coalition & Ft. George G. Meade Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Dragics, DAVIDlobbyist	Maryland Military Coalition & Ft. George G. Meade Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Contino, Kara	Office of Senator Simonaire	Written (PDF)
FAV	Contino, Kara	Office of Senator Simonaire	Written (PDF)
FAV	Artcher, Alex	United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
FAV	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
FAV	Senator Simonaire, Senator Simonairelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Simonaire, Senator Simonairelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Position only
FAV	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Position only
FWA	Leager, Kaleigh	Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AARP MarylandFAV 2

Concerned CitizenFAV 1

Congressional Sportsmen's FoundationFWA 1

Councilwoman At-Large, GlenardenFAV 1

DVMFFAV 1

Maryland Military Coalition & Ft. George G. Meade Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)FAV 2

MD Dept of Veterans AffairsFAV 2

MGA Veterans CaucusFAV 1

Office of Senator SimonaireFAV 2

United States Public Health Service Commissioned CorpsFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVDragics, DAVIDMaryland Military Coalition & Ft. George G. Meade Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)Registered for: Maryland Military Coalition